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$300K Raised By #BlackPantherChallenge;
23,000 Children Will Get To See Movie
In mid-January, New York based activist, Frederick Joseph, decided to ensure that children in the Big Apple would get the opportunity to watch Marvel’s Black Panther through donations to a GoFundMe cam- paign. His initiative then took on a life of its own once the news went viral and has now amassed $300,000 from generous donors across the United States and anonymous givers glob- ally, The Root reports.
That means an estimated 23,000 children will be able to escape to the world of Wakanda for 135 minutes. In a press re- lease, GoFundMe announced a revamped campaign page that’ll benefit various charities.
So far, over 9,000 people have stepped up for a good cause. A few recognizable names include Jemele Hill, Viola Davis,
“All children deserve to be- lieve they can save the world, go on exciting adventures, or ac- complish the impossible,” Joseph said. “I am grateful that all of you have answered the call and are taking action to help more kids watch their heroes on the big screen. Let’s keep push- ing forward. If you’re a teacher, buy tickets for your entire class- room. If you’re a coach, take your team. If you’re a commu- nity leader, do some organizing and get the kids and parents in your community to the theater.”
The Ryan Coogler-di- rected Black Panther stars Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o, Michael B. Jor- dan, Danai Gurira, Angela Bassett, Daniel Kaluuya, Forest Whitaker, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke and more.
Idris Elba will soon be a married man. He proposed to his girl- friend, Sabrina Dhowre on Saturday.
Saturday morning in Lon- don, before a screening of “Yardie,” his directorial debut, Idris Elba, 45, literally got down on bended knee and asked 29-year-old Sabrina Dhowre, the 2014 Miss Van- couver, to be his wife.
According to People, Elba and Dhowre met and fell head over heels for each other while he was making his 2017 thriller “The Mountain Be- tween Us” with Kate Winslet.“Falling in love while making a movie about falling in love is pretty special,” the actor said.
This will be Elba’s third marriage. He was married to –
makeup artist Hanne Nor- gaard from 1999 to 2003 and to lawyer, Sonya Hamlin for six months in 2006.
Elba and Norgaard have a daughter, Isan, who is 15. He also has a child with Naiyana Garth: a 3-year-old son, Win- ston.
Just months ago Elba told Essence magazine that he would never marry again. The lesson here is NEVER say NEVER.
In other news about the actor, Elba is back and suited up as DI John Luther for the fifth installment of “Luther,” which began production last month across the pond.
The ‘Black Panther’ movie will be showing in theaters throughout the country on Fri- day.
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Idris Elba Proposes To Girlfriend, 29
Beyonce’s Dad Writing Book About Destiny’s Child
Mathew Knowles is plan- ning to write a new book called ‘Destiny’s Child: The Untold Story’. The former manager of DC and father of Beyonce and Solange Knowles says, the book will be released towards maybe the end of this year or the first of next year, according to the Jas- mineBrand.
The Destiny’s Child book will be his fourth. Earlier this month, he made headlines for some of the comments he made in his latest book, “Racism: From the Eyes of a Child”. In the book, he
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‘Iyanla: Fix My Life’ To Feature Reality Stars This Season
Iyanla Vanzant will coun- sel Memphitz, Trina Brax- ton and Hazel E during this season’s shows.
If it’s a second chance that Hazel-E’s looking for, she just might find it on Oprah Win- frey’s network. The Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood star is one of the many names, scheduled to appear on the upcoming sea- son of Iyanla: Fix My Life.
Hazel will reportedly ad- dress her controversial social media rants against dark- skinned women and homopho- bic comments, both of which were rumored to have gotten her booted from the Love & Hip Hop franchise.
Other reality stars appear- ing on Fix My Life include, Trina Braxton (Braxton Family Values star and younger sister of Toni
Iyanla Vanzant will counsel Memphitz, Trina Braxton and Hazel E during this season’s shows.
Braxton), Brandi Maxiell of Basketball Wives, and her husband former NBA player Jason Maxiell, as well as music producer-turned-reality star, Mickey “Memphitz” Wright, who is the ex-hus- band of Toya Wright.
But the latest installment of Fix My Life isn’t just cen- tered around faces from reality TV. The “explosive” season premiere will feature Ki-
mayah Mobley, the 19-year- old New York woman who was kidnapped and raised by her abductor.
Philando Castille’s girl- friend, Diamond Reynolds, is also billed for an episode, where she will likely discuss the aftermath of witnessing a Minnesota police officer fatally shoot Castille.
Iyanla: Fix My Life returns Saturday, March 3.
‘House Of Cards’ Star, Reg E. Cathey Dies
Actor Reg E. Cathey, known for his roles in the hit Netflix drama “House of Cards” and the HBO series “The Wire” has died. Cathey, won an Emmy for playing the owner of longtime Frank Underwood haunt Freddy’s BBQ Joint on Net- flix’s House of Cards.
According to reports he had lung cancer. He was 59. His death was announced Friday night by David Simon, the creator of “The Wire”.
One of Cathey’s earliest roles was starring in the chil- dren’s television show Square One. This was followed by guest roles in such series as Star Trek: The Next Gener- ation and Homicide: Life on
Reg E. Cathey died Friday.
the Street. Some of his other notable roles include Pootie Tang, The Wire, The Corner, Oz, Tank Girl, American Psy- cho, House of Cards and Fan- tastic Four.
‘The Rock’ To Be Paid $20 Million For Next Movie
According to reports, the
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ John- son will make at least $20 million for his new action movie, Red Notice.
The impressive payday comes in the wake of the sur- prise success of Sony’s “Ju- manji: Welcome to the Jungle,” which he starred in, along with Kevin Hart. The film grossed more than $850 million worldwide.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson will be paid around $20M for his next film.
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